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Monday, December 21, 2009

This is a little something I grew up eating. Actually, it is butter and sugar sandwiches. It may sound weird to some, but this is a snack I grew up eating. It's a bit common in the Philippines as a merienda (snack). Toasted -- and sometimes untoasted -- slices of bread with a spread of butter and sugar. The butter would melt on the hot crisp bread, then you'd sprinkle some sugar and watch is soak up the melted butter and eat it all up.

These toast crisps are another way of making that sandwich. The end result is almost like a biscotti, which is twice baked to get it to that crunchy consistency. The perfect type of bread to use are baguettes. I used some wheat pan de sal. There's really not right choice for what type you use. It's your preference. Instead of spreading the butter and sugar after the bread has been toasted, you put it on before and toast it in the oven or toaster oven for 10 minutes on a preheated 350˚F oven. Just until the bread becomes slightly crisp. These are great appetizers or a little snack. The sugar crystallizes together creating a really cool crisp sugar layer. Childhood nostalgia all over.

Buttered Toast Crisps

1 baguette or 5 sandwich slices
butter
granulated sugar

Preheat your oven to 400˚F

Cut the baguette into 1/2-inch slices. Spread some butter on on side and sprinkle a generous helping of sugar on top If using sandwich bread slices, spread the butter and sugar before cutting into toast points or squares.

Place on an baking sheet and toast for 10-15 minutes. Until bread is crisp.

Pure comfort food if you as me. I make something similar, but I add a bit of liqueur (surprised?) to the melted butter before I top with sugar than stick the whole thing under the broiler for a few minutes - very yummy!

You're going to think this is strange but I grew up on these with coffee poured over them. A little milk and another big scoop of sugar to boot. I look back and can't believe my mom let us drink coffee when we were young!

I grew up eating these,with a little cinnamon added to the sugar and I loved them. But shame on me I have never made them for my own children. I feel guilty over all of the sugar I feed them. I think I'm going to fix that tomorrow, buttered toast crisps for all!Mimi